Car-door.



E. E. LAUGHON.

GAR DOOR.

AFPLIGATION FILED sEPT.9,1913.

2 SHEETS SHEET 1.

Patented Oct. 13` 1914.

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CAB. DOOR.

APPLICATION FILED sBPT.9,191s.

1,113,792. Patented 0ct.13,1914

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ERNEST E. LAUGHON, OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, ASSIGNGR OF ONE-THIRD TOJAMES T. JARRETT, OF PRTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA.

CAR-DOOR.

Specification of Letters Patent,

Patented Oct. 13, 1914:.

Appieation filed September 9, 191,3. Serial No. 788,864.

Beit known that I, ERNEST E. LAUGiIoN,'

a citizen of the United States, residing at Portsmouth, in the county ofNo1-folli and State of Virginia, have invented new and useful.improvements in Car-Doors, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to ear doors, and more particularly to the elassof car door fasteners. Y

The primary object of the invent-ion is the provision o1" a device ofthis eharaeter wherein the ca r door supported upon sliding hangerswhieh allow the door to be released from thesido of the ear when opeiringand closing` the saine.

`Xnother object of the inrention is the provision of a device of thischaracter wherein the door `when closed will he firmly loelced so as torender it burglar-proof, as the. car seals have to he broken before theparts of the device can be operated for the. opening of the door.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a device of thischarm-ter wherein the latches on the door can he sealed by employing'the usual ear seals and on the releasing` of the same the. door can hemoved outwardly from the side of the car to perA mit the free slidingmovement thereof i'or the opening and Closing of the said door.

A still further object of the invention the provision of a car doorwherein the sana, is rendered burglar-proof, sparleproo, and waterproof.y

'A still 'further object of the invention is the provision of a car doorwhich is simpie in construction.l thoroughly reliable. and clleient inits purposes, and inexpensive in manufacture.

Nith these and other objects in View, the invention consists in theconstruetion, coniliination and arrangement of pars ar. will behereinafter fully dcsci'ihed. illus ated in the aceoix'ipanying;rdrawing. and pointed out in the rlainis hereunto appended ,In thedrawings :Y-I Figure l a .f:a;.nientary side. elevation oi' a iai' shoand fastener ronslruried in arroz. the invention, the door 'oeing(,floaed. i is a horizontal transverse sectiona i iev.' thereof,'showingthe door elosefl. a :similar rien, shim'ii'igA the doe i l-o he opened.l `i v l is atop showing4 the door closed. l `i View, showing thedental-a i.

ion vtor epenv dan ing. Fig. 6 is vertical transverse sectional Viewthrough the car.

Similar reference charaeters indicate eorresponding parts throughout theseveral views in the drawings., i

Referring to the drawings by numerals, l() designates a portion of aear, in the Vside wall of which .is formed the nsuai doorway 11 adaptedto he opened and closed on movingr the sliding door l2 above which ismounted a guide track which is orniefl with a horizontal intermediateportion 13, an upstanding vertical portion 14, and av (iependinf;vertical port' 'in l5, the portion .bl being fastened to the side wallof the oar l0 above the doorway in anyY suitable manner, while. fixed lothe depending vertical porA tion l5 is' an inverted substantiallyL-shaped plate 1G, the in-tnrned vport-ion ot which is slightly elevatedabove the horizontal portion i3 and on which travels the rollers 1T`iournaled in door hangers i8 which are fixed to the door l2 so that thesaine can he moved to open or closed position. Fixed tothe side wall ofthe car 10 at opposite sides-of the doorway the desired dis anee apartare step cleats 1S) which limit the sliding movement Below the doorwayll at suitable interrals apart and sez-n `ed to the sale wall of ahottoin door guide :il which outwardly bowed for a greater mrt-ien oflength,

""rnre'i tf.' the un linee or l i i rcawarelr oi' the. QJ. a doorchilling sirip 3 the. s me la` i length oi the strip Ll and \i,eent theduring;A the wm'liing ot' the doorn are vertici-.ily :diningv strap hear23 which is ,yonrnaled a turning roeii c raft ed ahove. the loper edge.of the door uw" the. frneif of the door l2 when being opened and closed.

the ear l() are lraelmts :Z0 to which lixcd "l .i r f l iii!) 'l l n il) till (dll roextensive w th a greater portion of wearingI away of theside walt or" .fimnil'ed on the onlin. face of the door haz-ined with ahooked upper end urna-.d in

to nip :i se ae to aan-e. the door outwardl from the side wall S" of'the ear for n. pnrpese presently describen.

au; against the. cnanig f edge formed with e i Well oi" the car when thecatches are raised U wove- 28 ndepzod to receive a for unl-etching thedoor. which ie 'to the eide well of lt will he apparent that when thedoor is rertieally thereof at one side of the closed and the strip 29engages in the groove s, .ll therein, and when the stri 29 therein,rain, snow or sleet cannot enter the 70 bed in the groove or rahbet .Q8the interior of the eer through the doorway. held sliding movie-nient,mourning that the door has been closed end "w, on turning the roel;shaft 24 in one di# looked and it is desired to open the. same, 1e crank:27 will move-the door outthe been is disengaged from the keeper, and5;, m the .eide Wall of ehe ear, this mere-after one of the catches isunastened 75 g' the door from the strip and raised so that the shoulder39 thereof to pose the letter when heine will he elevated above thebowed portion of iln the guide 21. Now, on turning the rock eli. i shaft:2e in one direction the hook end 25 troni the notch. in is; disengagedfrom the notch 26 and the 80 this; inloolring the door to omnlr 27 :ietsto swing the door outwardly free eli-'ling oi' the seine to open fromthe side Well of the car l0, thus disengaging the door 12 from the strip29 and d on the roelr shaft is en eye 3G pesi ioningl the said door soas to pass the Sie to which pivoted 3l a. swinging beep Strip on theopening thereof. The shoe or 85 which is adapted to engage with n keepercatch member just referred to will ride upon 3finoonted on the door lil,and adapted to the bowed portions of the strip 21 where "e lreepr the enupon on opening the door to its fullest ex- ,p ith n tent the otheroeteh member will drop into .fe e engagement with the strip 21 so thatits 90 ily monnieel upon 'the shoulder 39 will look the door againstoutwercl swinging movement, the door in this Fixed te the outer ieee ofthe door i2 et instance being moved inwardly against the the lower edgetl' reef are spa-eed latch Side of the cer l0 so that the strip 29 will3o guide members; in which are slidehly litengage therewith and preventthe sliding of 95 eed the shank 37' latch members having the Also whenthe door is opened the right angular shoes at their lower ends, hook 25will engage the other notch 26, thus the-Shoes being formed withstepped. ehonllooking the door.

end respectively, which are From the foregoing it is thought that the 35adapted to cenet with the guide strip 21 construction and manner ofoperation of the 100 for the seme to limit the outward device will heclearly understood, and there- 'inovernent the door 12 when the roclrfore a more extended explanation has been turned The 'upper ends of theomitted,

" the oetehee ere formed with Vshet is claimed iszeine ieion while.ormefl on l. The Combination with e door frame 105 ,per ende are ontNhaving Stop cleats at opposite sides thereof, the letter and the seider:- of' e guide track mounted above the door 'A f se formed. withelining ope frame and having n horizontal intermediate hieli isedepteflto peeerrl portion, an upstending vertical portion and 11H5 tiene ofoerseele l ortheee o depending vertical portion, an inverted 110 ieninge, 'elle Shanks 37 of the substantially Leshaped plate fixed to thedecatehee being of greater length than the pending vertical portion ofthe track and ide members es to permit the raising heving an inturnedportion slightly ele- Y for unletehing the door to voted above thehorizontal ortion of said wl movement thereof to trafila', the .seidinturned portion of the plete 115 strip Q9 so that the being formed atintervals with notches, e for the opendoor adapted to fit betweentheStop cleats, VNormally the door hangers fixed tothe door and movablysupwnll of the our lil and ported on the l.-ehaped plate, bearingecarried hv the door, a nerd rail fixed. below 120 x Y the door framepara lel with the track, a ,le enonlrlers 39 engage rook shaft journeledin the bearings and with guide "El, thus looking the Seid. haring crankterminals, one :rank terminal door against outward movement and es beingin the form of a hook etraddling the o heretofore slated the sills serveto festen e-slmped plate and adapted to engage in 125 tcherl to preventehe releeeing of the the notches in the inturned portion thereof, t". orclosing of the the other emol: terminal heingengageable ver loophen-ille wizh the guide rail, and en arm carried hy 4 die of i" e dooror rock shaft for turningthe seme to swing 55 ein the eide erenlrterminale Whereloy the door will 13( be moved `into engagement with orout of engagement from the stop cleats.

2. The 'combination with a door frame having stop cleats at oppositesides thereof, of a guide track mounted above the door frame and havinga horizontal intermediate portion, an upstanding vertical portion and adepending vertical portion, an inverted substantially L-shaped platefixed to the depending vertical portion of the track and having aninturned portion slightly elevated above the horizontal portion of saidtrack, the said intnrned portion of the plate being formed at intervalswith notches, a door adapted to fit between the stop cleats, hangersfixed to the door and movably supported on thelbshaped plate, bearingscarried by the door, a guard rail fixed below the door frame parallelwith the track, a rock shaft journaled in the bearings and having crankterminals, one crank terminal being in the form of a hook straddling theL- shaped plate and adapted to engage in the notches in the inturnedportion thereof, the other crank terminal being engageable with theguide rail, an arm carried by the rock shaft for turning the same toswingthe crank terminals whereby the door will be moved into engagementwith or out of enga gement from the stop cleats, and a keeper on thedoor and engaged by the arm Whereby the shaft can be lockedagainst'turning movement. i

In testimony whereof I alix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ERNEST E. LAUGHoN,

Witnesses:

M. R. REID, H. J. MADDREY.

